MGT 545 Advanced Corporate Finance
In this advanced course in corporate finance, students will deepen their understanding of financial management by relying on what students have learned in the introduction to finance course. In the first part of the course, students will acquire advanced knowledge of capital structure theories in order to delve deeper into capital budgeting. An emphasis on the use of leverage and the estimation of the cost of capital is given. Next, students will enhance their knowledge of important corporate financial policies such as investment, cash and payout policies. In the last part of this course, students will learn how companies raise capital. In particular, students will learn about the main financial markets and institutions that are relevant for providing external capital to corporations. This course will rely on textbook material, case studies, news articles as well as academic papers to teach students relevant concepts in corporate finance.